- Date
- June 2, 1985, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Yakutat, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3JKBellanca 7GCB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850602045809A
- Case key
- 40159
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt extended his traffic pattern to allow another acft to depart. He reported that after he turned on final apch, his acft encountered a downdraft & hit the ground short of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3JK
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 524-73
- Airframe hours
- 1,840
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Keeline
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 19AK · Icy Bay, AK
- Destination
- YAK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- YAK · Yakutat, runway 20, 7,813 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 1,840 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YAK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3JK · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.